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Address
1 LeFleur Square
4735 Old Canton Road
Suite 108, P.O. Box 13429
Jackson, Mississippi 39236-3429 (Hinds & Madison Cos.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.2
out of 5
(Main Office) Wilkins, Stephens & Tipton specializes in defense litigation. With considerable experience and expertise in this area of the law, WST serves clients throughout Mississippi and Tennessee. The firm's practice areas include medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, workers' compensation, premises liability, products liability, automobile accident litigation and construction defense. Representing the interests and limiting the exposure of businesses and corporations, the firm's attorneys do so with great success and acumen. As a result, WST has developed numerous working relationships that have stood the test of time. Since 1978, the firm has proven to be an accessible, responsive and cost effective asset to clients. Accomplished, yet unpretentious, Wilkins, Stephens & Tipton attorneys and support staff are a continuous source of strength during the most trying of times. Large enough to tackle complex cases that require the commitment of substantial manpower and resources, but streamlined enough to avoid the needless bureaucracy that plagues so many firms. Everyone in the firm, from top to bottom, is easily reached and ever mindful of the importance of providing timely responses to client requests. Statement of PracticeGeneral Insurance Defense, Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts, Insurance Law, Workers' Compensation, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice, and Nursing Home Defense. Year Established: 1978
Firm Size: 26
Representative Clients:ACE USA
Alfa Insurance Co.
Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
Allstate Insurance Co.
American Agencies
Amerisure Companies
AMFED Companies, LLC
Babcock & Wilcox
Beverly Enterprises
Budget Rent A Car
Cambridge Lindsey Claims Management, Inc.
Caronia Corp.
The Clorox Co.
CNA Health Pro
Corning Incorporated
Crawford and Co.
Crockett Adjustments
Employers General Insurance Group
Employers Mutual Cos.
Evanston Insurance Company
ESIS
FARA
Farmers Insurance Group
Zurich Professional Line
Foremost Insurance Group
Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. G.E. Medical Protective Company
GAB Robins North America, Inc.
Great River Insurance
Insurance Company of North America
Health Care Indemnity, Inc.
Insurance Company of the West
International Paper Co.
Isle of Capri
Johns Manville
Kemper National Insurance Cos.
Management Services USA, Inc.
Mariner Health Care
Mariner Post Acute Network, Inc.
Medical Assurance Company
Medical Assurance, Inc.
Medical Assurance Company of Mississippi
Mississippi Claims Service
Mississippi Health Care Association
Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Association
Mississippi Municipal Services Co.
Mississippi State Agencies Self Insured Workers' Compensation Trust
MS Healthcare Associates
National Farmers Union Insurance Cos.
North American Risk Services
One Beacon Insurance
Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Co.
Phillips & Associates, Inc.
Pizza Hut, Inc.
Podiatry Insurance Company of America
Proclaim America, Inc.
RSK Co.
Robinson Adams Ins. Co.
Safeco Insurance Company of America
Safeco Property and Casualty Insurance Company
Safeco/American States Insurance Co.
Sedgwick James
Shoney's, Inc.
Specialty Risk Services
St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.
St. Paul Insurance Company
State Auto Insurance Co.
State Farm Fire & Casualty
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Stoneville Claim Services
Stoneville Insurance Service
Summit Consulting
Tenet Health System
Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance
The Medical Protective Co.
Tynet, Inc.
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Union Standard Insurance
University Medical Center
Wal Mart, Inc.
Western Litigation Specialists, Inc.
Weyerhaeuser
Winn Dixie
Zenith Insurance Company
Zurich US.
Address1 LeFleur Square
4735 Old Canton Road
Suite 108 P.O. Box 13429
Jackson, MS 39236-3429, (Hinds & Madison Cos.)
PhonePhone: 601-366-4343
Facsimile: 601-981-7608
Website
http://www.wilkins-law.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesGreenville, Mississippi: 540 Main Street Suite 403 P.O. Box 4537 38704. Telephone: 662-335-5555. Facsimile: 662-335-5700.
Brentwood, Tennessee: The Parklane Building 5200 Maryland Way Suite 301 37027. Telephone: 615-661-7820. Facsimile: 615-661-7236.
Betty Burton Arinder (Shareholder) born Winona, Mississippi, September 22, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., 1984); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1988). Member, National Trial Competition Team, 1988. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards, U.C.C.I. and Pre-Trial Practice. Adjunct Instructor, Legal Writing, Mississippi College School of Law, 1988. Member, Advisory Council, Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Chairman, Workers' Compensation Section); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Litigation.Email: Betty Burton Arinder
Daniel M. Baker (Shareholder) born Atmore, Alabama, February 29, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1983; M.P.P.A., 1985); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1988). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Real Estate. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. [Major (Ret.), Mississippi Army National Guard, ARMOR, 1981-2002]. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense(100%).Email: Daniel M. Baker
Sandra T. Doty (Shareholder) born Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, January 18, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Mississippi. Education: College of Southern Idaho (A.A., 1990); Northeast Louisiana University (B.A., 1992); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member, Moot Court Board. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Workers Compensation.Email: Sandra T. Doty
Toby J. Gammill (Shareholder) born Greenwood, Mississippi, January 5, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2001, Mississippi, Connecticut, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 2006, Texas and Tennessee. Education: Mississippi College (B.S., 1995); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1999). [Captain, National Guard, U.S. Army, 1989-2001]. Reported Cases: Escribano v. Town of Haverstraw 757 NYS 2d 310. Practice Areas: Premises Liability(20%); Automobile Insurance Defense(70%); Insurance Bad Faith Defense(10%).Email: Toby J. Gammill
L. Carl Hagwood (Shareholder) born Mobile, Alabama, July 13, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, Mississippi; 2007, Tennessee. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., 1965); University of Mississippi (J.D., with distinction, 1968). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Editorial Board, Mississippi Law Journal, 1967-1968. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America in Health Care Law. Law Clerk to Judge Claude F. Clayton, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1968. State of Mississippi Bond Attorney, 1989-1992. Member: Washington County (President, 1995) and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Chair, Health Law Section, 1996-1997); American Society of Hospital Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Law; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Professional Malpractice; Health Care Law; Employment Law; Corporate Law; Casualty Law.Email: L. Carl Hagwood
Jay R. McLemore (Shareholder) born Atlanta, Georgia, December 23, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia and Alabama; 1997, Mississippi; 2008, Tennessee; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.E., 1993); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1996). Member: Moot Court Board; Cordell Hull Speakers' Forum. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Jay R. McLemore
William A. Patterson (Shareholder) born Jackson, Mississippi, April 14, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1977); Emory University (J.D., 1980). Special Assistant Attorney General, 1981-1983. Chief Legal Counsel, Mississippi State Department of Health, 1983-1984. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Products Liability.Email: William A. Patterson
Diane V. Pradat (Shareholder) born Mobile, Alabama, January 7, 1955; admitted to bar, 1988, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.S.N., 1977); Mississippi College (J.D., 1988). Registered Nurse, Mississippi, 1977. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Medical Tort Defense.Email: Diane V. Pradat
Leland S. Smith, III (Shareholder) born Jackson, Mississippi, February 22, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., cum laude, 1980); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1982). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Co-Author: "A Case for the Exercise of Federal Court Jurisdiction over Certain Personal Injury Claims Against Riverboat Casinos," Vol. 64, Mississippi Law Journal, p. 555, 1995. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; DRI. Practice Areas: General Liability Defense; Workers Compensation Defense; Automobile Insurance Defense; Premises Liability Defense.Email: Leland S. Smith, III
Senith C. Tipton (Shareholder) born Natchez, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 1981, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1962); Mississippi College (M.A., 1964; J.D., special distinction, 1980). Associate Editor, Mississippi College Law Review, 1979-1980. Adjunct Law Professor, Mississippi College School of Law. Member: Hinds County and Fifth Circuit Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Chair, Litigation and General Practice Section, 2000); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1996); Defense Research Institute (Member, Board of Directors, 2000-2003); Mississippi Bar Foundation (Trustee, 2004-2007); International Association of Defense Counsel; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Practice Areas: Nursing Home Defense; Hospital Liability Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense.Email: Senith C. Tipton
Joseph T. Wilkins, III (Shareholder) born Tupelo, Mississippi, February 8, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1964; J.D., 1967). Estate Tax Attorney, Internal Revenue Service, Birmingham, Alabama, 1969-1971. Alderman, 1973-1974, City Attorney, 1975 and City Prosecuting Attorney, 1975, New Albany, Mississippi. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation. [Capt., JAG, U.S. Army, 1967-1969]. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense; Administrative Law; Maritime Law.Email: Joseph T. Wilkins, III
Roxanne P. Case (Shareholder) born Jackson, Mississippi, March 14, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., 1994); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1997). Herin Hess Scholar. Member: Hinds County; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation Defense; Workers Compensation.Email: Roxanne P. Case
Christopher W. Winter (Shareholder) born Clarksdale, Mississippi, February 9, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Delta State University (B.C.A., 1992; M.B.A., 1999); University of Mississippi at Oxford (J.D., 1996). Member: Leflore County and Washington County Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Past Chair, Litigation and General Practice Section); Bar Association of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; William C. Keady Chapter of the American Inns of Court (Bencher). Practice Areas: Litigation(90%); Professional Liability Defense; Health Care; Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Corporate Law.
Michael E. Phillips (Shareholder)
Robert R. Stephenson, Jr. (Shareholder)
ASSOCIATESDavid M. Eaton (Associate) (Resident, Brentwood, Tennessee Office).
Whitney Gladden (Associate)
Michelle B. Mims (Associate) (Resident, Brentwood, Tennessee Office).
Sharon Moncure Mangum (Associate)
Amanda Mullins (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 2002; J.D., 2005). Member: The Mississippi Bar.Email: Amanda Mullins
James Ryan Perkins (Associate)
Matt Quinlivan (Associate) born Mobile, Alabama, 1981; admitted to bar, 2009, Mississippi and Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of South Alabama (B.A., 2006); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2008). [Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 2000-2006].Email: Matt Quinlivan
David E. Stovall (Associate)
Tracy Walker (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, The Mississippi Bar. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 2002); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2006). Member: Magnolia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense(100%).Email: Tracy Walker
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